Defense planned for Mrs West in first degree murder case
Plan for a self defense plea was being developed by Mrs Velma Wests lawyers after she was bound over to the January grand jury on a first degree murder charge in the hammer attack on her husband Eddie West at their Perry Ohio home. Judge Marvin H Helter refused a reduction and closed bond options amid talk of possible temporary insanity defense supported by two psychiatrists examination.
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Painesville
Velma West
Slayer
Marvin H. Helter
Perry
Ohio
Eddie” West
Lake County
Helter
West
Blow on Head Kills Lawyer In Chicago Building
In a disordered basement room Richard P. Poulton a 35 year old attorney was found dead with a blow to the head and marks on the face from a pointed weapon. Frank McHugh was arrested hours later and police investigate a reported drinking session with Poulton and William Sweeney. Robbery seems unlikely as money remained in Poulton pockets.
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Chicago
Richard P. Poulton
Frank McHugh
Poulton
McHugh
William Sweeney
Body found in Ohio River identified as missing watchman
The body of Clarence Stephenson, night watchman of the ferry boat Ann Bailey, who vanished December 24, 1926, was recovered last night in the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Ohio about 80 miles below Point Pleasant. Identified by papers in a coat pocket, no examination could determine prior wounds.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Clarence Stephenson
Ann Bailey
Ohio River
Portsmouth
Ohio
James Sturgeon
Stephenson
New Honduras US Treaty Signed May Include MFN Clause
A new friendship commerce and consular rights treaty between the United States and Honduras was signed December 7 by the American minister and the Honduran minister of foreign affairs to replace the 1864 pact. It mirrors general terms of treaties with Germany Hungary Estonia and Salvador with an unconditional most favored nation clause as its distinctive feature.
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Washington
United States
Honduras
Germany
Hungary
Esthonia
Salvador
Brock and Sehlee to Make Flight At Dawn
Daytona Beach Fla December 13 Edward F Sehlee and William Brock prepared their monoplane for a dawn attempt to break the German 52 hour 23 minute sustained flight record. They will carry no radio parachutes or unnecessary gear to add weight.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Edward F. Sehlee
William $. Brock
Alimony Club Members Ask More Heat In Jail
Fourteen Ludlow Street jail inmates of the alimony club urged Governor Smith to provide more heat. They warned that prisoners risk pneumonia and taxpayers face heavy damage suits as a telegram stated.
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New York
Ludlow Street
Smith
Alimony Tour Sparked by Governor Ecob Speaker
Governor Robert G. Ecob chairs Alimony Payers Protective Association remarks that vindictive ex wives and their lawyers will seek legal action and taxpayers bear the cost. Jail officials report delinquents suffer. The conference in Havana will use University facilities with half a million spent on improvements. Wealthy Hawaiians have offered homes for delegations, and housing is not expected to be an issue during peak tourist season.
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Uhe
Robert G. Ecob
University of Havana
Unwritten Law Defense Raised in Whitlatch Murder Trial
Newcastle Pa Dec 13 An unwritten law defense surfaced in the murder trial of Mrs Ina L Whitlatch charged with killing her husband William R Whitlatch at their home during a quarrel The District Attorney pressed for a first degree verdict while defense sought acquittal claiming the husband misconduct justified the act A jury of nine men and three women was seated amid clashes over capital punishment and overruled defense challenges Two jurors opposed to the death penalty were seated over defense objections.
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Newcastle
Ina L. Whitlateh
J. Elder Brylan
William R. Whitlatch
Whitlatch
Commonwealth
University Will House Conference Delegates
The Romanian government apologized for the assault on Wilfred N. Keller of Linden Hall Pennsylvania in Gradea Mare. Foreign Minister Titulescu said Keller provoked the attack but condemned the violence and police failure. A witness reported Keller was beaten by students in a public square after being taken toward a police station. He is expected to recover.
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Bucharest
Wilfred N. Keller
Linden Hall
Gradea Mare
William S. Culbertson
Titulescu
Keller
Banker Shoots Wife and Kills Himself in Providence
G. E. Sheldon, 74, secretary of Phenix Trust Co at Phenix, Rhode Island, shot and killed his wife before taking his own life. A year earlier he and other bank employees were held up when the bank was looted of $24,000.
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Providence
R. I
G. E. Sheldon
Phenix Trust Co
Phenix
Stalnaker Named As Elkins Postmaster
Wahington Dec 13 T W Stalnaker today was nominated for postmaster at Elkins West Virginia Other nominations included Michael Effinger Lancaster W G Coms Newark and C Rosemour Ravenna
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Stalnaker
Elkins
Wahington
T.W. Stalnaker
W. Va
Ohio
Michael Effinger
Lancaster
W. G. Coms
Newark
C. Roseymour
Ravenna
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Idion
Bebe . Daniels
Brock
Sehlee
William: Fox
Wm. Archdeacon Co
The
Leadings Men’s and Boys’ Store
West Virginia
Love Drug Company
Shriigr
University
Rumania
Havana
Opera House
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Ole
Bruce Baimsfather
Arthur
Charles Reisner
Warner Bros Production
Billy Dooley
Kines Poultry Farm
Maple Avenue
Grafton
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